Not all the problems of farmers

Not all the problems of farmers

 

Torbat saffron harvest in the region since the beginning of November started and narrative problems of the Iranian Red Gold seems to be every year.

Saffron is considered one problem cost price, one year and another year problem arises export product nip the problem occurs, as well as ongoing development of these complications. Also, traders, farmers living in the city of Torbat Saffron are endangered.

Eternal glory, a farmer from the village of Pine Tree Torbat the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Razavi Khorasan region, said the most important agricultural problems, a severe shortage of water. When harvest time all farmers in a period of one and a half months to occur, the demand for water increases at the same time have some land with water tank that in the current situation of each tank 12 liters purchased at a price of 80 dollars.

His other problem is the lack of good fertilizer at affordable prices, stating: Agriculture white fertilizer to farmers sell at once and at a price that the market is different so the farmer prefers to only 1500 USD according to his needs Storage and effortlessly fertilizer to provide the free market.

Javed, sharp fluctuations in the price of the main grievances of saffron farmers and added: During the harvest, the price is extremely low. Saffron is a strategically important product that is not yet certain trustee. We are also strategically important as other crops such as wheat this product to be protected so that dealers have to be short.

He said that since the beginning of October each year the harvest season begins dealers saffron, saffron to the low purchase price and low cost of saffron extract with export prices.

Javed said that due to the recent drought, many farmers arrived damage and reduced the area under cultivation. If agriculture helps farmers turn to irrigation systems in the best interest of farmers.

Saadat Ali Nia, Director of Agriculture Torbat in an interview with ISNA said that the best solution to improve the production of saffron, saffron is the master plan, said the National Assembly and Agriculture Organization of saffron, saffron and a national master plan Saffron organization or department with the Ministry of Agriculture as the center of Khorasan Razavi suggest that if agreed and implemented, can regulate the production of saffron and saffron adequate protection from the backbone of the livelihood of a high percentage of people do Khorasan be.

Saadat Ali Nia noted the concerns of local saffron producers said the main concern of farmers, lack of price stability is particularly saffron harvest season when faced with fluctuations in prices. To stabilize prices, experts suggest that one of the solutions solutions saffron purchase agreement by the government.

He added that according to a research project that was conducted in agricultural employment per hectare under cultivation of saffron 220 days and 7,500 hectares under cultivation with the city for nearly 8,000 permanent jobs will be created in addition to 15 thousand households saffron producers in Torbat There Ḥaydari are mostly smallholders.

Ali Nia said the purpose of agriculture, increase productivity in the cultivation of saffron are available. Due to lack of water resources, increased cultivation is not reasonable. Must produce more and better quality than the current cultivated area and increase our production.